I'm Nicholas Zhou. I love Chinese food since I was born. And I am a darn good cook. But don't take my word for it. Take a look at the following and pictures and find out how I taught others to cook Chinese food in cooking classes and how I often cook for big parties.
When I was 12, I began to help my aunt in the kitchen (this was how I paid for my school clothes and supplies). My aunt was a very famous chef in town. Actually she was like the local chief chef and was invited to cook for all the major events, feasts and wedding parties held in town. She taught me everything about cooking - selecting ingredients, balancing nutrition, 6 key techniques in Chinese cooking, 8 Chinese cooking styles and even table etiquette. I still remember one day when I was 15. "Hui (my nick name), I don't have anything to teach you any more." My aunt said after a graduation feast. I guess that's when I graduated from Chinese cooking school. In the past 10 years, I never stopped learning cooking. I always bring my favorite Joyce Chen wok with me whenever I move to. But I never thought of coming up with a cookbook until February 3rd, 1997 - my aunt passed away because of cancer. I didn't have a chance to say goodbye to her face to face because I was going to college far away from hometown. I was thinking of doing something for her. Nothing is better than writing a cookbook. After one and a half years of work, I came up with the Chinese version cookbook in 1998 and got it published with a national publisher. About In 2000, my friend suggested that I should translate my cookbook into English and bring it to all people around the world who love Chinese food. In order to let this book be suitable for most people, I visited all the major Chinese restaurants here in Ohio and studied hundreds of restaurant menus. I talked to scores of doctors about healthy eating and nutrition. I subscribed to several major health publications and read health news regularly. After two years of research, I came up with my English version e-cookbook "Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking".
I began to learn cooking Chinese food from my mom when I was 9. I was able to know the difference between ginger and garlic and how to use a pancake turner.
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I am having dinner with my friends (The first one from the left is me!).
Eat a Healthy and Balanced Diet
Some people don't really understand how important eating healthy food is to us. Let's look at some statement: 1. Over a billion people worldwide are now overweight and 300 million are clinically obese. People who are overweight have a higher risk of developing serious health problems in later life, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, type 2 diabetes, bowel cancer, and high blood pressure. Most people put on excess weight because their lifestyles include an 2. According to Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, post-menopausal women may reduce their risk of developing cancer by 35% if they eat a healthy diet and lead a healthy lifestyle. This result was based on 29,564 post-menopausal women, aged 55-69 for a research period of 13 years. 3. People who ate three or more servings of fruit per day have 36% lower risk of developing the sight loss than people who ate less than one and a half servings per day. (According to Archives of Ophthalmology) 4. Eat low fat food regularly can reduce the chance of developing heart disease and certain cancers. 5. Calorie reduction can increase life expectancy by up to 30 percent 6.Vitamins can cut cancer death rates by 37% 7. Foods that contain the mineral selenium and plant-based chemical sulforaphane in combination may have a 13 times greater ability to protect against cancer than when the food compounds are used separately. ...... This list can go on and on. But I think you've got the point:
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Chinese Food IS the Solution:
Healthy & Balanced Food for You!
Ancient Chinese philosophy has a very important influence in Chinese food culture. Let's first look at a very interesting picture:
People commonly think of yin and yang as opposing forces. However, it is really more appropriate to view them as complementary pairs. The Chinese believe problems arise not when the two forces are battling, but when there is an imbalance between them. Floods, divorce, or even a fire in the kitchen - all can be attributed to disharmony in the forces of yin and yang. How does the concept of yin and yang relate to food? A basic adherence to this philosophy can be found in ANY Chinese dish, from stir-fried beef with broccoli to sweet and sour pork. There is always a balance in color, flavors, and textures. However, belief in the importance of following the principles of yin and yang in the diet extends further. Certain foods have yin properties, while others have yang properties - Cooling or warm, fat or non-fat, high-calorie or low- calorie, and etc. Almost no foodstuff is purely yin or yang - it's more that one characteristic tends to dominate. It also reinforces that it is not so much the individual ingredients, as the the balance and contrast between ingredients in each dish, that is important. Interestingly, cooking methods also have more of a yin or yang property, as the list below demonstrates.
This is the traditional symbol for the forces of yin and yang, sometimes described as two fish swimming head to tail. The left half is yin and the right half is yang. Taken literally, yin and yang mean the dark side and sunny side of a hill.
Cooking Methods:
Yin Qualities | Yang Qualities |
Boiling | Deep-frying |
Poaching | Roasting |
Steaming | Stir-frying |
Types of Foods:
Yin Foods | Yang Foods |
Bean Sprouts | Bamboo |
Cabbage | Beef |
Carrots | Chicken |
Crab | Eggs |
Cucumber | Ginger |
Duck | Glutinous Rice |
Tofu | Mushrooms |
Watercress | Sesame Oil |
Water | Wine |
Chinese food emphasizes on consuming a diet that contains a healthy balance between yin and yang. You'll find most Chinese dishes are made of a mixture of ingredients and each meal is made up of a combination of dishes. That's why:
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You always get a cup of steamed rice for every entree
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There is usually vegetable mixed with meat entree
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A fried dish usually comes with a steamed dish or soup
Actually according to a survey held by the food industry,
I know you have already realized that Chinese food is healthy and balanced food that is good for your health.
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72.4% people think that Chinese food is healthy
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89.3% people like Chinese food
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67.8% people would like to cook Chinese food if they know how
Before you start looking for vitamin pills or supplements, start eating a health and balanced diet from today.
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All of my recipes are geared specifically toward those of you who are very busy with other important parts of your lives. No fancy ingredients or equipment required. I've simplified everything for you! Never spend hours to prepare a dinner for your family any more, or a whole afternoon for your graduation party. Armed with this cookbook, you could easily fix a whole table of delicious dishes in less than 45 minutes. Here are just a few of the recipes you can make for dinner tonight:
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Mapo Dofu
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Kung Pao Chicken
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Apples in Spun Syrup
Guess how long it takes for you to cook these 3 dishes? Less than 45 minutes! But don't take my word for it, read the testimonials on this page and see what other people are talking about it.
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Do you go to Chinese restaurants very often? If yes, you must have heard of these dishes:
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Boiled Crab Legs (here it is!)
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Kung Pao Chicken
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General Tso's Chicken
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Beef with Broccoli
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Moo Goo Gai Pan
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Wonton Soup
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Sweet Sour Chicken
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Vegetable Lo Mein
Have you ever thought that you can also make ALL of them in your own kitchen? Ever wonder how your family may react when you cook Cashew Chicken for them? How about Bubble Tea for your birthday party? I know you WILL like that feeling!
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With this in mind, I feel it's better if I can add pictures into the cookbook. I know it's a little bit scary to cook Chinese food by yourself for the first time - You never know how the dish should look like. But NOT with my cookbook! You will get 543 pages of over 500 recipes with 173 color pictures!
Chinese cuisine aims for perfection and balance among four elements in each dish: color, aroma or fragrance, flavor, and presentation. Colors should be pleasing, showing that the ingredients are fresh and tender. Aromas should be appetizing. Finally, the dish should be beautifully arranged and presented. Good Chinese cooking is also distinguished by its meticulous cutting, careful blending of seasonings, and attention to temperature control.
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All 4 Major Chinese Cooking Styles
Learn how to cook the most popular dishes from four major regions in China.
Beijing. Beijing cuisine is also called "mandarin cuisine". Many of the foods in this region are wheat-based (as a opposed to rice-based). Beijing cuisine consists of a variety of dumplings, baked and steamed breads, various buns and noodles.
Mandarin-style meals usually include vegetable dishes, soups, tofu (soybean curd), and fish. The food is mild in taste, is often slightly oily, and vinegar and garlic are common ingredients; food is frequently fried, stewed, or braised.
Cantonese. From Canton or "Guangdong" Province in the southeastern part of China (the same area as Hong Kong), Cantonese food is the mildest and most common kind of Chinese food in the United States and many other countries.
Cantonese food tends to be more colorful, less spicy and is usually stir fried, which preserves both the texture and flavor.
Szechwan and Hunan. Food from the Szechwan (or "Four Rivers") basin is characteristic south-western Chinese food. Food throughout the western regions of China are liberal in their use of garlic, scallions, and chilly. Consequently, it's the spiciest region of Chinese food available and certainly very tasty. When prepared in a traditional manner, many of the dishes are very hot, although banquet dishes tend to be milder.
Sichuan food is distinguished by its hot peppery taste, while food from neighboring Hunan province is richer and a bit more oily, and may be either spicy and hot or sweet and sour. Chicken, pork, river fish, and shellfish are all popular items.
Choose your favorite dishes based on different styles. But never limit yourself from one style. You can always find wonderful dishes from every cooking style.
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